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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1942
Page
9
Amarillo officials and residents brace for the time shift as clocks jump ahead one hour on Monday. Sun rises will occur later, streets may stay dark longer, and school start times shift earlier in the day. The piece explains the confusion and notes the impact on homes, offices, and daily routines.
American Army fighter planes pursuing aid to Java in the Dutch East Indies shot down two Japanese warplanes in an air battle. One was a bomber. A P-40 fighter was lost in the encounter over Soerabaja as Japanese forces attacked the UN base.
U S government statements describe a famine in Greece caused by German occupation and widespread food seizures. Infant mortality rises as Greeks face severe hunger amid Nazi actions. Honolulu orders evacuation for women and youths under 15 in case of a Japanese landing.
Beverly Hills, Feb 5. Capt Carl Trik, an army engineer in Hawaii, recalls nearly being shot when his fishing boat drifted into a restricted area near Pearl Harbor during the Dec 7 attack. He describes planes firing close by, a back injury, and realizing they were in wartime.
British forces on Singapore repel Japanese artillery with heavy bombardment across the Johore Straits. Reinforcements arrive as Singapore prepares for a decisive assault, with extended air raids and anti aircraft defense plus aircraft losses reported.
In the Philippines field hospitals under Gen. MacArthur’s army operate with limited equipment yet high efficiency. Surgeons in Hospital No. 1 treat American and Filipino soldiers, perform rapid operations without X rays, and emphasize equal care. Staff include Col. James W. Duckworth and Lieut. Col. Frank Adams.
United States observers in Libya praise German tank repair detachments that accompany tanks into combat. High speed mobile service stations enable Rommel to fight daily despite many tanks being temporarily out of action, according to British sources.
The Senate finished legislative action in five minutes on a $26,495,265,474 naval supply bill, boosting total military appropriations to about $39,000,000,000 in the session's first month.
British sources quoted neutral informants that Adolf Hitler had retired to a Bavarian mountain villa for a vacation after issuing a stand or die order to troops on the Russian front where temperatures dropped to minus forty degrees.
General Douglas MacArthur reports his outnumbered forces have stemmed a Japanese offensive on the Bataan Peninsula. Marines and Filipino units fight day and night to slow the attack as Japanese troops are encircled near Luzon. British officials say casualty levels in the Isles are significantly higher than dominion forces, after excluding civilian bombings.
In Montgomery physicians report a rare birth in which twin girls delivered five minutes after their mother Helen Hornsby 18 of Tuskegee died. The babies weighing 6.2 pounds each were placed in incubators after a post mortem Caesarean and show strong survival potential.
In Blythe Dale Missouri on February 5 a weather test balloon landed in Earl Dale’s pasture. By the time he reached the site only the balloon remained, while an Aberdeen Angus cow calmly chewed cud nearby.
The Amarillo area expects continued mild conditions this afternoon with high winds and a cooler night. West Texas stays mild but cooler tonight with occasional rain in the Panhandle region and snow in the mountains of New Mexico later today. Temperature extremes for the 24 hours ending 6:30 A M were a minimum 68 and a maximum 36 with noon reading 63.
Japanese bombing and fighter planes attacked Soerabaja on Java for a second time as Dutch forces claimed fires and damage at the naval base. In New Guinea a squadron of four motor seaplanes bombarded Port Moresby and nearby towns, with some civilian damage but cannon fire deemed a failure.
Amarillo reports strong defense bond sales with $19 149 75 raised surpassing the $12 509 daily quota. Stamp purchases were heavy and schools and Southwestern Drug Company employees contributed, with 12 percent of salaries pledged.
The Panhandle area may feel a slight weather change tonight with cooler temperatures. Yesterday peaked at 68 degrees and this morning dropped to 36. The sixth and Polk reference hints at routine spring patterns rather than notable headlines.
The admiralty said several Italian submarines aiding the German Atlantic campaign paid the ultimate penalty. The Ferraris, an 880-ton boat with eight torpedo tubes and two 39 inch guns, was sunk late in 1941 after damage by a US built Catalina flying boat. The submarine had an eventful but unsuc cessful history and sailed 14 000 miles from Masawa to Europe after escaping East Africa with German supply help.
Washington February 5 price administrator Leon Henderson ordered a cut in wholesale prices for women's nylon hosiery and said retail prices are at the ceiling. The new ceiling equals the highest price charged by manufacturers wholesalers and jobbers during October 1 to October 15. Henderson said recent price increases did not seem justified.
Axis troops reportedly swept beyond Derna as Mussolini’s forces push eastward while British bombers strike east of Tmimi. Moscow warns Turkey to stay alert as Hitler senses a Balkans move, with List’s Salonika visit and Goebbels claims cited. Russian fronts concentrate near Moscow, Smolensk, Kursk, Kharkov with bases at Novgorod and Orel set as potential spring targets.
United States British and Canadian staff officers in Britain have drawn plans for an invasion of German-occupied Europe. Lieutenant General L. McNaughton says such an invasion must come and that they must be ready, while Prime Minister Mackenzie King greeted him on arrival. He declined to comment on domestic issues like Cairn conscription.
SHREVEPORT La February 5 Corporal John H Guigou stationed at Barksdale Field received a letter from his former Vaasse North Carolina boss. The note included a $50 check as thanks for his service and a wish to endure fewer hardships. Before the army Greg worked for a hosiery concern.
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